XXXXX XXXXXX DESIGN PORTFOLIO VOLUME 1
XXXXX XXXXXX DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2015-2017
CONTENTS
ARCHITECTURE 1 Artist-In-Residence 08 2 Human Resources: Working + Living in the City 20 3 Adair Park Gardens 32 4 Rethinking the Public Library 36 5 Construction Technology II 42 6 What’s ... NEXT? 46 7 Barbara G. Laurie NOMA Student Design Competition 8 Design + Space Syntax 70 CINEMATOGRAPHY 1 History of Architecture II 82 2 Modern Architecture and the Modern City 3 What’s ... NEXT? 96 COLLAGE 1 Perfect Timing 100 2 Beignet a la Mode 102 3 Explore Material Phenomena Collage
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for the art, beauty and culture...
ARCH 6026_Core Studio II ARCH 6027_Core Studio III
ARCH 6070_ Advanced Arch Design II
ARCH 6024_Core Studio I
Atlanta, GEORGIA
Artist-In-Residence ARCH 6026_Core Studio II Atlanta, Georgia Fall 2015
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Once railroad tracks, now repurposed as a vibrant mixed-use path for pedestrians, this studio’s site was located along the constantly expanding Atlanta Beltline. The first task was to design a public stair or ramp that connects the Beltline to the vehicular street, Highland Avenue (over 20 feet in elevation). The program required a living space for two people in a loft-like arrangement. A work space that provides sufficient flexibility and access to provide a wide range of creative production. Lastly, a performance space for small groups for open exhibitions and performances of works-in-progress, dance demonstrations, recitals, and/or tastings and repasts. This space could be conceived as an extension of the public domain, ramp or the Atlanta Beltline.
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August 2015 - Photograph from Highland Avenue looking down towards the Atlanta Beltline. 10
Everyday cyclists, skaters and pedestrians use the path to access different parts of the city. 11
Vicinity: Following the existing grids, the Artist-In-Residence is nestled comfortably between the Atlanta Beltline and Highland Avenue.
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Beltline Level: Separate entrances divide public and private access. Taking the cuts at seven feet, the clerestory windows are visible.
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1 Provide public ramp.
live work perform
2 Arrange living spaces based on access to views and sunlight.
3 Shift program to coordinate with ramp.
4 Integrate public and private circulation.
5 Terraces function as performance spaces.
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Circulation Study Models
This wooden model shows preliminary circulation studies. 16
The section shows the public path and gallery with living spaces above and adjacent to each. 17
View of proposal from the Atlanta Beltline.
Human Resources: Working + Living in the City ARCH 6070_Advanced Architectural Design II Atlanta, Georgia Spring 2017
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This studio explored the architectural consequences of various emerging shifts in working and living situations, in terms of their relation and potential fluidity between the two. Working conditions: Given the drastic changes we have experienced in the workforce, many of the traditional careers are becoming obsolete. In addition, jobs are disappearing overseas or through increasing automation. The shrinking job market is countered by an increase in freelance labor and the controversial rise of the gig economy. Living trends: In recent years we have seen a growing move away from the suburbs into the cities, an influx of new residents to the urban center that offers both city and citizens a number of benefits...except for those who find themselves displaced and priced out of a heating up real estate market. Our research question: what are, or should be, the architectural consequences of these emerging situations? What can architects propose in response? Each design made a proposition about a possible relation between working and living, and to work through its spatial and architectural ramifications.
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Attempting to better understand the working conditions in Atlanta, our group explored variations of co-working and co-living spaces. Learning from booming industries such as music, film and entertainment, we became particularly intrigued by the jobs that were least likely to become automated for our targeted clients. We sought to accomplish two things: create a base camp where artists are able to combine skills and create a network amongst themselves as well as relocate studios to a part of the city that works for the proposed module.
Film crews preparing for a production.
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Marketing
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Offices
Collaboration
Housing
Penthouses
During our search for a site, we found a building. Located between the boundaries of Centennial Olympic Park and Castleberry Hill, the Norfolk Southern Railroad building has a long and narrow footprint (800 ft x 50 ft), giving us the opportunity we were looking for in this adaptive re-use scenario. Over 100-years old, this building sits abandoned except when film crews rent sections for productions, using The Gulch for parking and additional functions. Following this module, the program was distributed throughout the building to provide working and living spaces with intermediate collaborative areas. By analyzing the film industry’s way of making an empty building come to life in a creative way, we were inspired to make strategic moves so we did not risk losing the integrity of the building or its surrounding site. 25
In order to make mature design moves, we gave ourselves a set of rules for approaching the existing building. Operating at times as constraints, it kept our schemes simple and elegant. At other times, a rule became a moment for something interesting to happen and expressed through architecture. In the subtlest instances, a rule just made the most logical and economical sense. 26
1 No jackhammering through floors.
2 Open-air facade tunnels.
3 Zig-zag corridors added as exterior circulation. 27
Before
After following these rules, we added exterior circulation which required less square footage within the building and allowed for more design flexibility. 28
View from bridge that runs through the site.
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Adair Park Gardens ARCH 6024_Core Studio I Atlanta, Georgia Summer 2015
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In order to accommodate the extension of the Atlanta Beltline, Adair Park has undergone changes. As a final assignment to an intense Core I Studio, we were to place a public park between residences and the Beltline, operating as a link between the two. Including a cafĂŠ, performance theater and adequate seating, the site becomes a sculpture garden as minimal geometry is used to satisfy program requirements.
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Section showing the relationship of performance space to other programs.
Section through sculptural spaces.
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Rethinking the Public Library ARCH 6027_Core Studio III Atlanta, Georgia Spring 2016
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What happens to the library when there are no longer any books? During this studio, we asked ourselves this question as we investigated the history of the public library as a foundation to understanding how to approach redefining the library in a digital age while considering the social implications this change may bring. New concepts such as the idea of librarians as rovers, ones who do not have a desk but walk amongst the stacks to answer questions and enhance the library experience were explored. Using the metaphor, library as a promenade, we examined the experiential possibilities a library could have given its main circulation is a continuous path.
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Basement Level
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Ground Level
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Sections and partial elevation of North Facade. 40
Sections and partial elevation of East Facade. 41
Composite Drawing
ARCH 6230_Construction Technology II Spring 2016
Incorporating our studio projects into the curriculum, our final required a composite drawing showing a wall section and faรงade elevation detail.
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Channel glass provides a translucent surface and can be strategically placed around the enclosure of the library to visually distinguish spaces.
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What’s ... NEXT? ARCH 6069_Advanced Architectural Design I Clarkston, Georgia Fall 2016
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Clarkston, GA, located eleven miles east of downtown Atlanta, is known as, “the most diverse square mile in America”. Since the late 1990s refugee asylum programs in the United States have identified Clarkston as a city for refugee resettlement. Over the past years Clarkston has become home to populations of displaced persons from many countries, seeking asylum. According to its website, “Clarkston High School students come from more than 54 countries and speak 47 languages. “Clarkston, serves as a model, of both emulation and difference, for other cities around the world who are welcoming refugees. Although the small city is no longer handling the large influx of people from all over the world as in earlier days, the city is now being tasked with defining itself, and envisioning the future with its immense diversity.
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A Tree Without Roots
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A Tree Without Roots represents an alternative method and concept of education. Rather than the older construct where information stems from instructor to the students, learning takes place within a network. With such a wide range of diversity, this model can dissolve language barriers by trusting the universal language of the arts. By promoting the exchanging and celebrating of different cultures, the “New Americans,” as Mayor Edward “Ted” Terry refers to them, have the chance to stay connected to their homes while they establish new experiences in America.
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Preliminary Studies
Geodesic structures became the formal gesture for the design. The geometry of the members make the dome strong against lateral load forces, symbolic of the refugees showing resilience as they make a new home in Clarkston. 53
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Longitudinal Section
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Barbara G. Laurie NOMA Student Design Competition Los Angeles, California Fall 2016 1st Place
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Along Leimert Park Boulevard in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, the brief asked for an African American Cultural Museum and Community Center to be designed in order to support the already vibrant culture in the area. Judged on the core values of cultural expression, design excellence, community integration, constructibility, innovative programs and technology, the program was comprised of the following elements: • Galleries and exhibition space • Performance and curatorial space • Museum gift shop • Theater that sits 99 people • Typical office areas for director and staff members • Meeting and classrooms varying in size and capacity • Audio/visual facilities for creative productions • Outdoor and indoor gathering spaces
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Site Analysis Diagrams
The site is situated along the intersection of major traffic arteries.
The site is adjacent to the historic World Stage Performance Gallery and Vision Theater.
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The site has access points from various approaches.
Our initial move was to conceive our structure as an extension of the existing Leimert Park Plaza.
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Section through interior ramp leading to recording studios and exhibition spaces.
Section through interior and exterior performance spaces that share a central stage.
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North Elevation
West Elevation
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Ensuring that our design complimented rather than competed with its surroundings, many decisions were made based on given site conditions. As a result, our green roof is rotated towards the Vision Theater, paying homage to its legacy while also providing views of the hills in the distance. In terms of scale, the building height matches that of the area. 64
By placing programs such as audio/visual rooms, art galleries and exhibition spaces underground, sound and sunlight barries are created. The basement becomes a vibrant creative space where artists are able to metaphorically emerge from the underground. Work from past and present Leimert Park artists are showcased in the open gallery areas in hopes of inspiring the next generation. 65
Interior view of a meeting room and wall gallery featuring work from Leimert Park artists.
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View of gallery and gift shop.
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Adinkra symbols are rendered into the pavement to reiterate the engravings found throughout the area.
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Design + Space Syntax ARCH 8866_Design + Research Studio I Missolonghi, Greece Fall 2017
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Space syntax is typically used to assist design development by evaluating designs from the point of view of their human functions. This studio extended space syntax into design formulation, with an emphasis on proposing new syntactic representations that express design intent and structure subsequent parametric analysis. In this case, the buildings were situated and designed in order to redefine the relationship of the town to the water. Throughout the semester, Professor Xxxx Xxxxxxx served as a consultant, working through connectivity and integration analysis that informed design schemes to varying degrees. In the case of the Performance Pavilion, spatial analysis helped clean up the arrangement of additional programs on the site to better integrate city and lagoon.
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BETWEEN LAKES
Missolonghi, GREECE
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View of site from across the lagoon.
View of approach from city center.
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Southeast Axon
The site placement is based on extending the axis from the center of the city to the coast in order to activate the lagoon, providing a landmark for visitors as well as a commonplace for locals (Southeast Axon). A space syntax concept, moving by seeing is expressed with a canopy that stretches over the horizon (1). Early architectural iterations involved arranging performance spaces to support smaller events while carrying the load of the roof canopy (3). Simultaneously, a large underwater performance space was proposed to cater to larger audiences (2). Through several iterations a more sensitive scheme developed. Instead of disconnecting visitors from the lagoon, an emphasis was placed on connecting to them back to the lagoon (4). By changing the slope of the roof elements, more perching places are available to maximize this visibility (5). The key interface of this design became the idea of above and below. By taking a roof profile and lofting it over the site at varying elevations, as one moves along the site, they will transition from being under the roof canopy to being above it (6). Inspired by the native birds of Missolonghi, the Performance Pavilion is designed to add and compliment what is already there without subtracting from it. 77
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Transverse Section
Longitudinal Section
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
Digital Journal Assignment
ARCH 6106_History of Architecture II Spring 2017
This Digital Journal Assignment required us to visit places of interest using photographs to tell a story about what we perceived to be a defining mood, quality or feature of that place. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston is composed of two buildings across the street from each other. Above is a photo taken east to west across Main St. facing the other building. On the next page are images of the underground tunnel that connects the two buildings directly underneath. 82
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Modern Architecture and the Modern City ARCH 8803_European Modernism Summer 2016
Over the course of two months, I studied architecture, city panning and urban form in Europe as a part of Georgia Tech’s Modern Architecture and Modern City study abroad program. As an independent study, I focused on museums under the categories: interior/ exterior relationship from the street, circulation within the museum, and the way the architecture frames the artwork. Using film as a means of documentation, I hypothesized that by piecing together the disciplines of film and architecture, an overall aesthetic could be achieved. During the film’s production, many design decisions were made as a result of trusting film instincts along with architectural sensibilities. Shown in black and white, this film tells a story of a young student beginning their journey into architecture through the lens of a camera. 84
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MUSEU NACIONAL D’ART DE CATALUNYA
Barcelona, SPAIN
Centre Georges Pompidou Barcelona, Spain Summer 2016
The plaza is just as interesting as the museum. For many people, this is their destination.
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A view from the escalators of the plaza below.
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CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU
Paris, FRANCE
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
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Built as a memorial, the arrangement of concrete pillars invites visitors to play hide-and-seek.
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“WORLD”
Berlin, GERMANY
What’s ... NEXT?
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Ideas for this project were inspired by concepts regarding altruism, hope and transformation.
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COLLAGE
In the background are newspaper articles discussing global warming, poverty and war.
In the front, a collage showcasing top sneakers of the last decade.
While engaging the viewer on different levels, Perfect Timing is meant to express that it is the perfect time to see what is present as well as that which is not easily perceived.
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Encouraged to explore materials, this collage incorporates several techniques which were layered upon each other. Newspaper articles were crumbled, burned and stained. Then, images printed on glossy photo paper were placed on top. In this arrangement, the photos function as windows allowing the viewer to see through the collage. 104
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PROJECT CHRONOLOGY
CURRICULUM
COMPETITION
ARCH 6024 (Summer 2015) Core Studio I professor: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx project: Adair Park Gardens location: Atlanta, Georgia size: 15,000 sq. ft. program: park software: Rhinoceros + Illustrator
ARCH 6230 (Spring 2016) Construction Technology II professor: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx project: Composite Drawing location: Georgia Tech software: Autocad, Illustrator + Rhinoceros
Barbara G. Laurie NOMA Student Design Competition (2016) 1st Place location: Los Angeles, California size: 100,000 sq. ft. program: cultural center software: Autocad, Grasshopper, Illustrator, Photoshop, Revit + Rhinoceros
ARCH 6026 (Fall 2015) Core Studio II professor: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx project: Artist-In-Residence location: Atlanta, Georgia size: 1,800 sq.ft program: residence software: Rhinoceros + Illustrator ARCH 6027 (Spring 2016) Core Studio III professors: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx + Xxxxx Xxxxxxx partner: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx project: Rethinking the Public Library location: Atlanta, Georgia size: 30,000 sq. ft program: library software: Autocad, Illustrator, Rhinoceros + Photoshop ARCH 6069 (Fall 2016) Advanced Architectural Design I professor: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx project: What’s ... NEXT? location: Clarkston, Georgia size: 88,000 sq.ft program: residence software: Rhinoceros + Illustrator ARCH 6070 (Spring 2017) Advanced Architectural Design II professor: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx partners: Xxxx Xxxxxx + Xxxxx Xxxxx project: Human Resources: Working + Living in the City location: Atlanta, Georgia size: 40,000 sq.ft program: adaptive re-use software: Autocad, Illustrator, InDesign, Revit + Rhinoceros ARCH 8866 (Fall 2017) Design + Research Studio professor: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx project: Design + Space Syntax location: Missolonghi, Greece size: 40,000 sq. ft program: performance space software: Grasshopper, Illustrator, Revit + Rhinoceros photographer: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
ARCH 6106 (Spring 2017) History of Architecture II project: Digital Journal Assignment professor: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx location: Atlanta, GA + Houston, TX software: InDesign CINEMATOGRAPHY Modern Architecture and the Modern City (August 2016) professors: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx + Xxxxx Xxxxxxx locations: Barcelona, Paris, Berlin, Rotterdam + Amsterdam software: After Effects, Autocad, Illustrator, Photoshop + Premiere Pro
advisors: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx + Xxxxx Xxxxxxx consultant: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx team: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx + Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Barbara G. Laurie NOMA Student Design Competition (October 2016) location: Los Angeles, California software: After Effects, Autocad, Illustrator, Media Encoder, Photoshop + Premiere Pro What’s ... NEXT? (December 2016) professor: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx locations: Clarkston, GA, Washington, DC + Paris, France software: After Effects, Autocad, Illustrator, Photoshop + Premiere Pro COLLAGE ART 1101_Drawing II (Spring 2012) Perfect Timing + Beignet a la Mode professor: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx location: Clayton State University techniques: brulage, crulage, collage + montage ARCH 6026 (Fall 2015) Core Studio II professor: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx project: Explore Material Phenomena Collage location: Georgia Tech techniques: brulage, crulage, collage + montage
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HEADSHOT
Psychology to Architecture: Having worked as a counselor and behavioral specialist with children, teens, and adults, I consider myself a student of the complexities of human interactions. Responsible for planning activities at both jobs, I realized that room configurations had an impact on how successful my sessions would be. If I left the chairs in rows, my clients would become less engaged and drift off. However, if organized in a circle, they would easily interact. In time, I began to wonder how space and environment affect and influence people’s behavior. How do elements like sound, color, or the amount of light in a room make people feel? All of these questions pointed me in the direction of architecture to solve. Coming from a line of educators and social workers, I naturally find myself in a field that allows to me to create something that can benefit other people in the process. I do not see the change from psychology to architecture as a switch from one field to another, but rather a fluid transition in a lifelong learning experience. Taught that psychology can be applied to anything and architecture is an interdisciplinary practice, I have been able to test my bounds during graduate school. From making films, piecing together collages, sketching or writing a narrative, each of these disciplines have worked holistically in developing my skills as a designer. As I continue my education and begin my career, I hope to continuously discover new approaches, methods and ideas towards architecture.
email: xxxxxxxx.portfolio@gmail.com website: xxxxxxxxxx.myportfolio.com
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx / DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2015-2017 First Printed on December 07, 2017 Layout created in Adobe InDesign. Images edited in Adobe Photoshop + Adobe Illustrator. Photographs and videos taken on Canon Rebel T5i. Typeface used is Helvetica.
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